Dermoscopy and Onychomycosis: guided nail abrasion for mycological samples

Mycological examination is still the cornerstone for the diagnosis of onychomycosis for many dermatologists, but sampling technique interferes on its sensitivity and specificity. Nail abrasion may be used to reach the most proximal part of the lesion and can be easily accomplished with an electric a...

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Autores principales: Bet, Diego Leonardo, dos Reis, Ana Lucia, Chiacchio, Nilton Di, Belda Junior, Walter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2015
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Images in Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4689084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26734877
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20154615
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author Bet, Diego Leonardo
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description Mycological examination is still the cornerstone for the diagnosis of onychomycosis for many dermatologists, but sampling technique interferes on its sensitivity and specificity. Nail abrasion may be used to reach the most proximal part of the lesion and can be easily accomplished with an electric abrasor. We suggest nail plate dermoscopy to identify the best location for localized abrasion to obtain adequate samples for mycological examination.
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spelling pubmed-46890842015-12-28 Dermoscopy and Onychomycosis: guided nail abrasion for mycological samples Bet, Diego Leonardo dos Reis, Ana Lucia Chiacchio, Nilton Di Belda Junior, Walter An Bras Dermatol Images in Dermatology Mycological examination is still the cornerstone for the diagnosis of onychomycosis for many dermatologists, but sampling technique interferes on its sensitivity and specificity. Nail abrasion may be used to reach the most proximal part of the lesion and can be easily accomplished with an electric abrasor. We suggest nail plate dermoscopy to identify the best location for localized abrasion to obtain adequate samples for mycological examination. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4689084/ /pubmed/26734877 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20154615 Text en ©2015 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4689084/
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